Democracies in regions of crisis
Subtitle: Botswana, Costa Rica, Israel.
Contributors: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Publisher: National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
Subjects: Botswana -- Politics and government.; Costa Rica -- Politics and government.; Israel -- Politics and government.
Description: This book is the result of three years of research, conferences and interviews with politicians, academics, journalists, military officers, economists and ordinary citizens from Israel, Costa Rica and Botswana. These three democratic nations have survived and even thrived in regions of crisis. We hope that this study will contribute to a better understanding of the institutions and practices that constitute successful democratic systems. - p. v.